Penelope enjoyed a quiet meal alone. That is, until Olivia spotted her. The other female knight blinked in surprise and hurried over to her side, crossing her arms as she looked over at Penelope with a questioning gaze. "Well, well, well look who decided to  finally come back." Olivia snickered as she sat down besides her. "I was thought maybe you had just decided to run off with you know who."

The knight rolled her eyes at her friend's jesting and placed her plate down on the ground besides her. "Nope. You're still stuck with me until the end of this war." She mused. Penelope swept her gaze over the camp before turning back to Olivia. "So did I miss much here? I know the patrols managed to find the supplies but that's about all I got out of talking with Mia. Aside from how angry she was." 

"Not much as far as I know." Olivia told her with a shrug. "You should have seen your brother gloating about one of the patrols finding the supplies. If his head gets any bigger it'll anchor him to the ground." She snorted. "I'm not sure what the barons have been talking about today.. I think there was a bit of discussion about your disappearance though since Tomas was asking around to see if anyone had seen you during your 'patrol'." Olivia smirked. "Speaking of which, how did that go? I'm guessing everyone's safe and sound?"

Penelope gave a small nod at Olivia's words, glad to hear that not much had occurred during her time away from the camp. That meant that she likely wouldn't have to worry about trying to catch up on the news for the next meeting. "Yeah. Everyone's fine." She told Olivia with a small nod. The knight frowned a little. "It was a close call though.. If I had been just a little later, then there would have been a real problem." She said, shuddering at the thought. 

"That's good.. I'm guessing you made the most of your time too, considering how long it took you to get back here." Olivia teased. 

"Shut up." Penelope blushed a little at Olivia's accusation. "I had just traveled further away with them so I decided it was best to get some sleep before leaving." 

Olivia chuckled a little and shrugged her shoulders. "Sounds like a waste of trip to me but whatever."

The two chatted comfortably for a little longer before Penelope finally parted from Olivia, feeling herself growing drowsy as the traveling from the day began to set in. The female knight soon retired to her tent, easily falling into a deep sleep as she laid down.

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The next day began relatively normally, aside from a few of her comrades questioning about where she had gone off to the day before. Luckily no one seemed to question her story of following the trail of the thieves. However, she did notice a few of the knights she spoke to act rather condescending. The worst being Millicent, who disapproved of her actions, and Layth, who continued to try and rub her failures in her face. However, the more troubling issue seemed to be in Mia's fading trust in her. After her last stunt, the baroness seemed particularly angry and even after her return she didn't seem to completely settle down yet. Penelope remained hopeful that with time the baroness would cool her head. 

The meeting between the barons and their lieutenants began as usual. Penelope snuck in after Tomas, trying to keep a low profile to avoid drawing any attention to herself. However, that didn't work very well thanks to her hateful uncle. 

"Glad to see we could [i]all [/i]make it today." Edward grumbled, casting an accusing glance towards Penelope. 

"Indeed." Mia muttered then crossed her arms. "Now then, with our supplies reclaimed from those thieves, I think it's time we begin discussion of battle plans."

"Yes." Bennet agreed strongly. "Some of the supplies even appeared to be from Younis so there's a possibility that the thieves also striked them a little after they got us." The baron grinned viciously. "Which means we likely have a bit of an advantage right now."

"We need to act fast then." Edward nodded. "In fact we should be looking to reclaim Grimsby and push their forces further back." 

Mia gave a thoughtful. "They'd be expecting that though.. I think it'd be more effective to hit them in a spot that they least expect. Making it difficult for them to defend themselves."

"Securing a win will be important for morale around here." Tomas mused. 

"But a weak win can barely count as a win." Layth snorted. "We have the upper hand, I think we should be using it to the full extent." 

Penelope shifted slightly as she listened to the others speak. Everyone seemed on the same page, ready to rush into the next battle even though the plans were still being made. It would likely take a while for them to settle on details, especially since the room seemed a bit split on how to go about handling the attack, but she was still concerned about how soon this next battle would be coming. She hoped that she'd be able to meet up with Crow in time and even more so, she prayed that the herbalist was able to get him feeling better or at least talk him out of fighting.